Carlsbad start-up gets funding from Aerojet

Unified Nexsys, a Carlsbad secure connection company founded last year, said it has received first round of funding from Aerojet, a Sacramento-based division of publicly traded GenCorp.

Tom Baird, chief executive of Unified Nexsys, declined to say how much money the company has raised.

Unified Nexsys makes software and hardware that connect devices securely to Internet protocol-based networks, including for government agencies.

In one contract, the company developed software for operating rooms at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto. The system includes secure recording, storing and streaming digital imagery.

The funding from Aerojet will be used to expand Unified Nexsys into additional commercial markets, such as education and public safety, the company said.

“Having a strategic partner such as Aerojet is unusual for a company of our size, but it is a testament to the quality and depth of the software that we have developed in the past,” Baird said.

Aerojet, which focuses on rocket and propulsion development, will use some of Unified Nexsys’ technology in its products targeted for the Department of Defense, the companies said.

Unified Nexsys has two employees currently, said Baird, but it works with consultants for quality control, hardware engineering and software. “Our plan is to grow to 15 employees this year depending on revenue growth and project scale,” he said.